Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 155 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (How do you know?): A critical thinker asks “How do you know?”, checks the facts first, listens to both sides, looks for reasons and thinks before deciding. Not critical thinking: believing every rumour, deciding in a hurry, hearing only one side, copying what everyone does, sharing without checking. A new fact can change the answer — a good thinker changes their mind with proof.

1. 1.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I don’t need to check. I just know.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
2. 2.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) copies what all do (b) spots missing facts (c) checks the facts first (d) compares the options
3. 3.True or false: “decides in a hurry” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “listens to both sides” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who never asks why? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
6. 6.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “shares without checking” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
9. 9.True or false: “hears only one side” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “checks the facts first” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) hears only one side (b) copies what all do (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) decides in a hurry
12. 12.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who changes mind with proof? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
13. 13.True or false: “copies what all do” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never asks why (b) trusts any website (c) ignores the facts (d) checks the facts first
15. 15.🔎 Which question does a critical thinker ask most? (a) “How do you know?” (b) “Why bother?” (c) “Is it lunch yet?” (d) “Who cares?”
16. 16.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) compares the options (c) hears only one side (d) decides in a hurry
18. 18.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) compares the options (b) looks for reasons (c) spots missing facts (d) decides in a hurry
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) ignores the facts (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) checks the facts first
20. 20.🧠 What does critical thinking mean? (a) thinking very fast (b) criticising people (c) clear, fair thinking (d) believing all you hear
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) listens to both sides (c) decides in a hurry (d) never asks why
22. 22.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) never asks why (b) listens to both sides (c) believes every rumour (d) decides in a hurry
24. 24.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who believes every rumour? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
25. 25.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) checks the facts first (c) spots missing facts (d) believes every rumour
27. 27.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) looks for reasons (b) never asks why (c) hears only one side (d) ignores the facts
28. 28.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) trusts any website (b) listens to both sides (c) asks “How do you know?” (d) looks for reasons
29. 29.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks good questions (b) checks the facts first (c) ignores the facts (d) listens to both sides
30. 30.📣 A classmate says the school will be shut all next week. What should you do first? (a) tell everyone (b) believe it at once (c) check with the school (d) plan a holiday
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) never asks why (c) decides in a hurry (d) ignores the facts
33. 33.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) asks “How do you know?” (b) asks good questions (c) believes every rumour (d) spots missing facts
35. 35.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who shares without checking? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
36. 36.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “If it is on a website, it must be right.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⚖️ Two friends argue about a rule of a game. A fair thinker… (a) walks away (b) hears only a friend (c) backs the louder one (d) hears both sides
39. 39.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “thinks before deciding” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True

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